The U.S. Navy is investigating a rare friendly fire incident over the Red Sea, where a missile cruiser mistakenly downed an F/A-18 Hornet.

A U.S. Navy ship mistakenly shot down an American fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday, the U.S. military’s Central Command said, describing it as an apparent case of friendly fire.

Two US Navy pilots ejected safely after their fighter jet was shot down over the Red Sea on Saturday in an apparent friendly fire incident, US Central Command said in a statement.

Two United States Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea early Sunday in what the American military has described as an "apparent case of friendly fire." Both pilots were recovered alive, with one sustaining minor injuries,

An F-18 Hornet fighter jet flying off the aircraft carrier Harry S Truman was shot down after one of the carrier's escort ships, the missile cruiser Gettysburg, "mistakenly fired on and hit" the plane,

One US Navy aircraft was shot down on Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent friendly fire incident, the US military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year

A US Navy ship mistakenly shot down an F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea, Central Command said on Sunday, calling it an apparent case of friendly fire.

The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident